Rhode Island General Laws Title 11. Criminal Offenses § 11-5-11. Assault on persons with severe impairments

(1) “adult” means a person over the age of eighteen (18).

(2) “major life activities” means: (i) mobility; (ii) self-care; (iii) communication; (iv) receptive and/or expressive language; (v) learning; (vi) self-direction; (vii) capacity for independent living; or (viii) economic self-sufficiency.

(3) “person with severe impairments” means a child or adult who has a disability which is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments which results in a substantial limitation on the person's ability to function independently in the family or community and in one or more major life activities.

(1) Necessary to ensure the immediate health and safety of the adult victim;

(2) The adult victim relies on the person believed to have committed the assault and/or battery, for assistance in performing three (3) or more major life activities; and

(3) After the victim is informed of his or her right to refuse crisis intervention and/or supportive services.